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Cannone da 65/17 modello 13

Italian mountain gun

Summary

Italian mountain gun

Field	Value
is_artillery	yes
image	[[Image:Canone 65-17 modello 13.jpg	300px	Canone 65/17 modello 13 on display at the US Army Ordnance Museum in Aberdeen, MD]]
name	65 mm mountain gun
type	Mountain artillery
origin	Kingdom of Italy
production_date	1911–1940
service	1913-1945
used_by	Kingdom of Italy
Kingdom of Albania
Nazi Germany
Ecuador
Kingdom of Romania
wars	World War I
Spanish Civil War
World War II
Ecuadorian–Peruvian War
cartridge	65 x 172 mm R
cartridge_weight	4.3 kg
caliber	65 mm (2.55 in)
part_length	1.1 m L/17.7
carriage	Horse-drawn, two wheeled, box trail
elevation	-10° to +20°
traverse	8°
weight	560 kg (1,225 lb) Combat
velocity	345 m/s (1,130 ft/s)
range	6.8 km
number	unknown, 719 units in service June 1940

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The cannone da 65/17 modello 13 was an artillery piece developed by Italy for use with its mountain and infantry units. The designation means 65 mm calibre gun, barrel length 17 calibres, which entered service in 1913. The designation is often shortened to cannone da 65/17.

Description

A lightweight design, the 65 mm gun was designed for use in difficult terrain and extreme weather conditions. The barrel had a 17 calibre length, and was designed for firing low-trajectory shots. The carriage was likewise simple in nature, consisting of a single trailing arm and solid-rim spoked wheels for horse draft. The weapon could be broken-down into five loads for transport. A simple folding gun shield was also provided in 1935.

History

A Mountain artillery unit with a 65/17 modello 13 gun on Monte Padon firing at Austrian positions on the Sass di Mezdi

The 65 mm gun was first accepted into service with Italian mountain troops in 1913, and it served with them throughout World War I. It was used in the Fiat 2000 heavy tank which saw action in Libya. Replacements arrived in the 1920s and the gun was transferred to the regular infantry. It was well liked by the infantry due to its minimal weight and high reliability in adverse conditions. Despite its light calibre, it served through World War II with Italian forces as a close support weapon. It was effective also mounted on truck, particularly on captured Morris CS8 in North Africa, as anti-tank artillery. Guns captured by the Germans after the Italian defeat were given the designation 6.5 cm GebK 246(i).

Some were fielded by the Ecuadorian Army during the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War.

Nationalist forces at the [[Battle of Guadalajara

References

Sources

Hogg, Ian; 2000; Twentieth Century Artillery; Amber Books, Ltd.;

References

"48-57 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES".
"CANNONE DA 65/17 MODELLO 13 - Quartermaster Section".
"Cannone da 65/17 modello 13". Regio Esercito.
Chamberlain, Peter. (1975). "Infantry, mountain, and airborne guns". Arco.
Jowett, Philip. (28 Jun 2018). "Latin American Wars 1900–1941: "Banana Wars," Border Wars & Revolutions". Osprey Publishing.

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